The Canon EOS 5D series is arguably one of the most recognizable camera lines of the digital age, and the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is designed to appeal to the same wide range of enthusiasts and professionals.
Nearly identical-looking to its predecessor, it receives substantial upgrades under the hood, including a higher-resolution sensor with Dual Pixel autofocus, 4K video capture, an upgraded AF system, a touchscreen, improved weather-sealing, built-in Wi-Fi/NFC, an interval timer and GPS. All this adds up to a camera that fits into Canon’s product line nicely as the all-around full-frame option.
All technical information about Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
| Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Type | Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera |
| Recording media | CF cards (Type I, UDMA Mode 7 supported) SD/SDHC*/SDXC* memory cards * UHS-I cards compatible. |
| Image sensor size | Approx. 36.0 x 24.0 mm |
| Compatible lenses | Canon EF lenses * Excluding EF-S and EF-M lenses (The effective angle of view of a lens is approximately equivalent to that of the focal length indicated.) |
| Lens mount | Canon EF mount |
| [Image Sensor] | |
| Type | CMOS sensor |
| Effective pixels | Approx. 30.4 megapixels * Rounded off to the nearest 10,000 pixels. |
| Aspect ratio | 3：2 |
| Dust delete feature | Auto/Manual, Appending Dust Delete Data |
| [Recording System] | |
| Recording format | Design rule for Camera File System (DCF) 2.0 |
| Image type | JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original), RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording possible |
| Pixels recorded | L (Large) : Approx. 30.1 megapixels (6720 x 4480) M (Medium) : Approx. 13.3 megapixels (4464 x 2976) S1 (Small 1) : Approx. 7.5 megapixels (3360 x 2240) S2 (Small 2) : Approx. 2.5 megapixels (1920 x 1280) S3 (Small 3) : Approx. 0.35 megapixels (720 x 480) RAW : Approx. 30.1 megapixels (6720 x 4480) M-RAW : Approx. 16.9 megapixels (5040 x 3360) S-RAW : Approx. 7.5 megapixels (3360 x 2240) |
| Dual Pixel RAW | Possible |
| Recording function | Standard, Auto switch card, Record separately, Record to multiple |
| Create/select a folder | Possible |
| File name | Preset code / User setting 1 / User setting 2 |
| File numbering | Continuous, Auto reset, Manual reset |
| [Image Processing During Shooting] | |
| Picture Style | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined 1 – 3 |
| White balance | Auto (Ambience priority), Auto (White priority), Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Color temperature setting (approx. 2500-10000 K) White balance correction and white balance bracketing features provided * Flash color temperature information transmission possible |
| Automatic image brightness correction | Auto Lighting Optimizer provided |
| Noise reduction | Applicable to high ISO speed shots and long exposures |
| Highlight tone priority | Provided |
| Lens aberration correction | Peripheral illumination correction, Distortion correction, Digital Lens Optimizer, Chromatic aberration correction, Diffraction correction |
| [Viewfinder] | |
| Type | Eye-level pentaprism |
| Coverage | Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100% (with eyepoint approx. 21 mm) |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.71x (-1 m-1 with 50 mm lens at infinity) |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 21 mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1 m-1) |
| Dioptric adjustment range | Approx. -3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt) |
| Focusing screen | Fixed |
| Grid display | Provided |
| Electronic level | Provided |
| Function setting display | Battery (remaining capacity), Shooting mode, White balance, Drive mode, AF operation, Metering mode, Image type: JPEG/RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer, Dual Pixel RAW, Flicker detection, Warning indicator, AF status |
| Mirror | Quick-return type |
| Depth-of-field preview | Provided |
| [Autofocus (during viewfinder shooting)] | |
| Type | TTL secondary image-registration, phase-difference detection with the dedicated AF sensor |
| AF points | Max. 61 points (Cross-type AF point: Max. 41 points) * Number of available AF points, Dual cross-type AF points, and Cross-type AF points vary depending on the lens used.* f/2.8-sensitive, Dual cross-type AF at five center vertical AF points (AF group: With Group A lenses) |
| Focusing brightness range | EV -3 – 18 (Conditions: f/2.8-sensitive center AF point, One-Shot AF, room temperature, ISO 100) |
| Focus operation | One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF) |
| AF area selection mode | Single-point Spot AF (manual selection), Single-point AF (manual selection), AF point expansion (manual selection: above, below, left, and right), AF point expansion (manual selection: surround), Zone AF (manual selection of zone), Large zone AF (manual selection of zone), Automatic selection AF |
| AF point automatic selection conditions | Based on EOS iTR AF setting (Enables AF incorporating human face/color information) * iTR: Intelligent Tracking and Recognition |
| AF Configuration Tool | Case 1 – 6 |
| AI Servo AF characteristics | Tracking sensitivity, Acceleration/deceleration tracking, AF point auto switching |
| AF function customization | 17 functions |
| AF fine adjustment | AF Microadjustment (All lenses by the same amount, Adjust by lens) |
| AF-assist beam | Emitted by the EOS-dedicated external Speedlite |
| [Exposure Control] | |
| Metering mode | Approx. 150,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor and 252-zone TTL open-aperture metering EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) system • Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) • Partial metering (approx. 6.1% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (approx. 1.3% of viewfinder at center) • Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering brightness range | EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100) |
| Shooting mode | Scene Intelligent Auto, Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure, Custom shooting modes (C1/C2/C3) |
| ISO speed (Recommended exposure index) | Scene Intelligent Auto: ISO 100 – ISO 12800 set automatically P, Tv, Av, M, B: ISO Auto, ISO 100 – ISO 32000 manual setting (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), and expansion to L (equivalent to ISO 50), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400) provided. * If highlight tone priority is set, the settable ISO speed range will be ISO 200 – ISO 32000. |
| ISO speed settings | Still photo shooting range, Auto range, Auto minimum speed settable |
| Exposure compensation | Manual: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments AEB: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with manual exposure compensation) |
| AE lock | Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual: With AE lock button |
| Flicker reduction | Possible |
| Interval timer | Shooting interval and shot count settable |
| Bulb timer | Bulb exposure time settable |
| [HDR Shooting] | |
| Dynamic range adjustment | Auto, ±1, ±2, ±3 |
| Effects | Natural, Art standard, Art vivid, Art bold, Art embossed |
| Auto image align | Provided |
| [Multiple Exposures] | |
| Shooting method | Function/control priority, Continuous shooting priority |
| Number of multiple exposures | 2 to 9 exposures |
| Multiple-exposure control | Additive, Average, Bright, Dark |
| [Shutter] | |
| Type | Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speed | 1/8000 sec. to 30 sec. (total shutter speed range; available range varies by shooting mode), Bulb, X-sync at 1/200 sec. |
| [Drive System] | |
| Drive mode | Single shooting, High-speed continuous shooting, Low-speed continuous shooting, Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting, 10-sec. self-timer/remote control, 2-sec. self-timer/remote control |
| Continuous shooting speed | High-speed continuous shooting: Max. approx. 7.0 shots/sec. * Continuous shooting speed decreases during Anti-flicker shooting, during Dual Pixel RAW shooting, during Live View shooting with Servo AF, or with Digital Lens Optimizer set.* The maximum continuous shooting speed during high-speed continuous shooting may decrease depending on the power source type, battery level, temperature, flicker reduction, Dual Pixel RAW shooting, Digital Lens Optimizer, shutter speed, aperture, subject conditions, brightness, AF operation, lens, flash use, shooting function settings, etc.Low-speed continuous shooting: Max. approx. 3.0 shots/sec. Silent continuous shooting: Max. approx. 3.0 shots/sec. |
| Max. burst | JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 110 shots (Card Full) RAW: Approx. 17 shots (approx. 21 shots) RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 13 shots (approx. 16 shots) * Based on Canon’s standard testing CF card (Standard: 8 GB / High speed: UDMA Mode 7, 64 GB) and Canon’s testing standards (high-speed continuous shooting, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style, no IPTC information appended).* Figures in parentheses apply to an UDMA Mode 7, with a CF card based on Canon’s testing standards.* “Card Full” indicates that shooting is possible until the card becomes full. |
| [External Speedlite] | |
| Compatible Speedlites | EX-series Speedlites |
| Flash metering | E-TTL II autoflash |
| Flash exposure compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| FE lock | Provided |
| PC terminal | Provided |
| Flash control | Flash function settings, Flash C.Fn settings |
| [Live View Shooting] | |
| Focus method | Dual pixel CMOS AF |
| AF method | Face+Tracking, FlexiZone – Multi, FlexiZone – Single Manual focusing (approx. 5x and 10x magnification available for focus check) |
| Focusing brightness range | EV -4 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100, One-Shot AF) |
| Metering mode | Evaluative metering (315 zones), Partial metering (approx. 6.3% of Live View screen), Spot metering (approx. 2.7% of Live View screen), Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering brightness range | EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100) |
| Exposure compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| Silent Live View shooting | Provided (Mode 1 and 2) |
| Touch shutter | Provided |
| Grid display | 3 types |
| [Movie Shooting] | |
| Recording format | MOV, MP4 [Movie] 4K: Motion JPEG Full HD/HD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 variable (average) bit rate [Audio] MOV: Linear PCM, MP4: AAC |
| Movie recording size | 4K (4096×2160), Full HD (1920×1080), HD (1280×720: High Frame Rate movie) |
| Frame rate | 119.9p/59.94p/29.97p/24.00p/23.98p (with NTSC) 100.0p/50.00p/25.00p/24.00p (with PAL) * 119.9p/100.0p: High Frame Rate movie |
| Movie recording method/Compression rate | Motion JPEG ALL-I (For editing/I-only), IPB (Standard), IPB (Light) * Motion JPEG and ALL-I are available only when MOV is set.* IPB (Light) is available only when MP4 is set. |
| Bit rate | [MOV] 4K (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p) : Approx. 500 Mbps Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/ALL-I: Approx. 180 Mbps Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/IPB: Approx. 60 Mbps Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/ALL-I: Approx. 90 Mbps Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/IPB (Standard): Approx. 30 Mbps HD (119.9p/100.0p)/ALL-I: Approx. 160 Mbps [MP4] Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/IPB (Standard) : Approx. 60 Mbps Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/IPB (Standard) : Approx. 30 Mbps Full HD (29.97p/25.00p)/IPB (Light) : Approx. 12 Mbps |
| Card performance requirements (Writing/reading speed) | 4K (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p) : CF UDMA 7: 100 MB/sec. or faster : SD UHS-I Speed Class 3 or faster Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/ALL-I : CF UDMA 7: 60 MB/sec. or faster : SD UHS-I Speed Class 3 or faster Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/IPB : CF 30 MB/sec. or faster : SD Speed Class 10 or faster Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/ALL-I : CF 30 MB/sec. or faster : SD UHS-I Speed Class 3 or faster Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/IPB (Standard) : CF 10 MB/sec. or faster : SD Speed Class 6 or faster Full HD (29.97p/25.00p)/IPB (Light) : CF 10 MB/sec. or faster : SD Speed Class 4 or faster HD (119.9p/100.0p) : CF UDMA 7: 60 MB/sec. or faster : SD UHS-I Speed Class 3 or faster |
| Focus method | Dual pixel CMOS AF |
| AF method | Face+Tracking, FlexiZone – Multi, FlexiZone – Single Manual focusing (approx. 5x and 10x magnification available for focus check) |
| Movie servo AF | Possible * Movie Servo AF customizable |
| Focusing brightness range | EV -4 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100, One-Shot AF) |
| Metering mode | Center-weighted average and Evaluative metering with the image sensor * Automatically set by the focus method |
| Metering brightness range | EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100, with center-weighted average metering) |
| Exposure control | Auto-exposure shooting (Program AE for movie shooting), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure |
| Exposure compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| ISO speed (Recommended exposure index) | [Full HD] Scene Intelligent Auto: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 25600 P/Tv/Av/B: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 25600, expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 32000), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400) M: ISO Auto (automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 25600), ISO 100 – ISO 25600 manual setting (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 32000), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400) *The settable range is different for HDR movie shooting and time-lapse movie shooting. [4K] Scene Intelligent Auto: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 12800 P/Tv/Av/B: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 12800, expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 16000/20000/25600/32000), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400) M: ISO Auto (automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 12800), ISO 100 – ISO 12800 manual setting (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 16000/20000/25600/32000), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400) |
| ISO speed settings | The range for movie shooting and 4K settable |
| Time code | Appendable |
| Drop frames | Compatible with 119.9p/59.94p/29.97p |
| Sound recording | Built-in monaural microphone, external stereo microphone terminal provided Sound-recording level adjustable, wind filter provided, attenuator provided |
| Headphones | Headphone terminal provided, sound volume adjustable |
| Grid display | 3 types |
| HDR movie shooting | Provided |
| Time-lapse movie | Shooting interval and shot count settable Required shooting time period, playback length, and remaining card capacity can be checked |
| 2-screen display | LCD monitor and HDMI output movie displayable simultaneously |
| HDMI output | Image without information can be output. * Auto / 59.94i/50.00i / 59.94p/50.00p / 23.98p selectable.* When [24.00p: Enable] is set, the movie image is output at 24.00p via HDMI.* Time code appendable |
| Remote control shooting | Provided |
| Accessory mount | Bottom equipped with positioning hole to prevent rotation. |
| Still photo shooting | Not possible during movie shooting. |
| [LCD Monitor] | |
| Type | TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor |
| Monitor size and dots | Wide 8.1 cm (3.2-in) (3:2) with approx. 1.62 million dots |
| Brightness adjustment | Auto (Dark, Standard, Bright), Manual (7 levels) |
| Color tone adjustment | Warm tone / Standard / Cool tone 1 / Cool tone 2 |
| Electronic level | Provided |
| Touch screen | Capacitive sensing |
| Help display | Possible |
| [Playback] | |
| Image display format | Single-image display (without shooting information), Single-image display (with basic information), Single-image display (Shooting information displayed: Detailed information, Lens/histogram, White balance, Picture Style 1, Picture Style 2, Color space/noise reduction, Lens aberration correction 1, Lens aberration correction 2, GPS information, IPTC information), Index display (4/9/36/100 images), Two-image display |
| Highlight alert | Overexposed highlights blink |
| AF point display | Provided (may not be displayed depending on shooting conditions) |
| Grid display | 3 types |
| Magnified view | Approx. 1.5x-10x, initial magnification and position settable |
| Image browsing method | Single image, Jump by 10 or 100 images, By shooting date, By folder, By movies, By stills, By protected images, By rating |
| Image rotation | Provided |
| Image protection | Provided |
| Rating | Provided |
| Movie playback | Enabled (LCD monitor, HDMI) |
| Start/end movie scene editing | Possible |
| 4K Frame Grab | Frame Grab can be saved as JPEG image. |
| Slide show | All images, By date, By folder, By movies, By stills, By protected images, By rating |
| Copying images | Possible |
| [Post-Processing of Images] | |
| In-camera RAW image processing | Brightness adjustment, White balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, High ISO speed noise reduction, JPEG image-recording quality, Color space, Lens aberration correction (Peripheral illumination correction, Distortion correction, Digital lens optimizer, Chromatic aberration correction, Diffraction correction) |
| Resize | Provided |
| Cropping | Provided |
| [Image Transfer] | |
| Transferrable files | Still photos (JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG images), Movies |
| [Print Ordering] | |
| DPOF | Version 1.1 compliant |
| [GPS Functions] | |
| Compatible satellites | GPS satellites (USA), GLONASS satellites (Russia), Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) MICHIBIKI (Japan) |
| GPS signal reception modes | Mode 1, Mode 2 |
| Geotag information appended to image | Latitude, Longitude, Elevation, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Satellite signal acquisition status |
| Position update interval | 1 sec., 5 sec., 10 sec., 15 sec., 30 sec., 1 min., 2 min., 5 min. |
| Time setting | GPS time data set to camera |
| Log data | One file per day, NMEA format * Change in time zone creates another file.* The log data saved in internal memory can be transferred to a card or downloaded to a computer as a log file. |
| Log data deletion | Possible |
| [Customization Features] | |
| Custom Functions | 17 functions |
| Custom Quick Control | Provided |
| Custom shooting modes | Register under C1, C2, or C3 mode |
| My Menu | Up to 5 screens can be registered |
| Copyright information | Text entry and appending possible |
| IPTC information | Appendable |
| [Interface] | |
| DIGITAL terminal | SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) Computer communication, Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7 (Ver. 2), Connect Station CS100 connection |
| HDMI mini OUT terminal | Type C (Auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible |
| External microphone IN terminal | 3.5 mm diameter stereo mini-jack Directional Stereo Microphone DM-E1 connection |
| Headphone terminal | 3.5 mm diameter stereo mini-jack |
| Remote control terminal | For N3-type remote control units |
| Wireless remote control | Compatible with Remote Controller RC-6 |
| Eye-Fi card | Supported |
| [Power] | |
| Battery | Battery Pack LP-E6N/LP-E6, quantity 1 * AC power usable with household power outlet accessories. |
| Battery information | Power source, Battery level, Shutter count, Recharge performance, Battery registration indicated |
| Number of possible shots | With viewfinder shooting: Approx. 900 shots at room temperature (23°C/73°F) Approx. 850 shots at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) With Live View shooting: Approx. 300 shots at room temperature (23°C/73°F) Approx. 280 shots at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) * With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6N. |
| Movie shooting time | Total approx. 1 hr. 30 min. at room temperature (23°C/73°F) Total approx. 1 hr. 20 min. at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) * With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6N, Movie Servo AF disabled, and Full HD 29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p IPB (Standard). |
| [Operation Environment] | |
| Working temperature range | 0°C – 40°C / 32°F – 104°F |
| Working humidity | 85% or less |
| [Dimensions and Weight] | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 150.7 x 116.4 x 75.9 mm / 5.93 x 4.58 x 2.99 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 890 g / 31.39 oz. (Including battery, CF card, SD memory card) Approx. 800 g / 28.22 oz. (Body only) |
Canon 5D Mark IV Key Specifications
- New 30.4MP CMOS full-frame sensor with Dual Pixel AF
- DCI 4K 30/24p video using Motion JPEG + 4K Frame Grab
- 61-point AF system with 41 cross-type sensors (center point sensitive to -3 EV)
- Dual Pixel AF (sensitive to -4EV) for continuous Servo AF in stills (first for a full-frame Canon camera) and video
- ISO 100-32000 (expandable to 102400)
- 7 fps continuous shooting
- Dual Pixel Raw (image micro adjustment, bokeh shift, ghosting reduction)
- 150,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor
- 1.62M-dot 3.2″ full-time touchscreen
- Wi-Fi w/ NFC + GPS
- Built-in bulb timer interval timers
- Improved weather-sealing
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